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ghost2 ([personal profile] ghost2) wrote2009-12-25 01:16 pm

DW: End of Time, part 1, reaction

Spoilery!


How evil was it of me to be cheering for the Master throughout? I laughed as hard as he did when everyone turned into him. Even Obama, LOL! :D He was so gleeful and batshit insane. Hey, at least he was having fun. ;) I wasn't feeling too much for the Doctor, though, since he's become almost unbearably annoying. I enjoyed this episode as much as I did in spite of his presence, not because of it.

Back to the story: I also liked the bit with Wilf and the Doctor "escaping" in the TARDIS. Wilf has always been a great character, and I hope he survives all of this mess.

The Time Lords return, huh? I think I like it. It does give the show a new dimension. I've seen very few spoilers so I don't know where this is going, but it could be really good.

ETA: Mostly it was not good and the plot was incoherent. But at least I derived some enjoyment from the Master and Wilf parts.
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[identity profile] marah-sarie.livejournal.com 2009-12-25 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait, wait, wait, rooting for the Master is wrong? Shit, I've been doing it wrong this whole time. :D

I KNEW Timothy Dalton was in it, and I KNEW he was playing a Time Lord, and yet I still screamed out loud when they finally showed him in all his Time Lord robes. Oh my god, I hope they BRING IT ON.

[identity profile] ghost2.livejournal.com 2009-12-25 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought the Master was awesomely fun here! I couldn't not be on his side.

Timothy Dalton was a very good choice!

[identity profile] jjpor.livejournal.com 2009-12-25 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
I was like "Waaaaaaahhhh??!!" when Dalton and co appeared in their robes and silly Time-hats and everything - even though I'd known he was in it and what he was playing in advance. Somehow, though, I get the impression Ten is going to end up taking them down again by the end of Pt 2 - could be wrong, but...

[identity profile] ghost2.livejournal.com 2009-12-25 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
A while ago, I did read that Dalton was going to be in it, but I had forgotten about that until I actually saw him. So in a way, it was a surprise (a nice one). Also, the way the show has been going, I share your impression that the Doctor will take down the Time Lords pretty quickly. There's so much potential for future stories with them, but I don't think it'll go that way.

[identity profile] happydalek.livejournal.com 2009-12-25 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I laughed as hard as he did when everyone turned into him.

Me too! By that point, I had NO IDEA what was going on so I was like, "John Simm in lady clothes! Hahahaha!" and just went with it.

Seriously, I wouldn't be at all surprised if Part Two opens with Ten waking up with the Ood and realizing that It Was All Just A Dream. I mean, incoherent much? Geez.

[identity profile] ghost2.livejournal.com 2009-12-25 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I lost track of the plot ages before the end. The Master's antics salvaged this one for me. MOAR MASTER ALWAYS.

[identity profile] yuxonomei.livejournal.com 2009-12-26 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't laughed this much since Adric died.

I wish Lucy had survived though.

[identity profile] ghost2.livejournal.com 2009-12-26 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
Agreed, I wasn't too happy about Lucy. If I wrote for the show, her fate would have been different.

[identity profile] cersia5.livejournal.com 2009-12-26 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I don't really watch the new Doctor Who but long ago when I heard that the Time War had wiped out all the Time Lords I knew two facts that were going to come out eventually in the wash:

1. The Master would have to return.
2. The Time Lords were never really dead they were just hiding. (I hope that's right)

Reason being is that the Doctor would have to have a reason to move on with his life if those two factors were absolutes. I'm anxiously awaiting for my third prediction to come true and that is that the Doctor will have dealings with the Valyard as well. *There's nothing like a person having to deal with their darker side* :P

I'm not sure how they had the Master come back again after all his numerous deaths but it's always good to have him around every now and again pestering the Doctor. Timothy Dalton as Time Lord LOL! Care to share the pic? (Not really interested in the show, I just want to see what he looks like).

[identity profile] ghost2.livejournal.com 2009-12-28 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
Honestly, I don't think you missed much of value by not watching. They should just give Wilf and the Master their own shows.

Here is a picture of Timothy Dalton from the episode (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Doctor_Who_-_Time_Lords_in_The_End_of_Time.jpg).

[identity profile] cersia5.livejournal.com 2009-12-28 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
LOL! Surely they could have come up with better costumes than those! Really Mr. Dalton confirms that James Bond is really a earth bound time lord!!